Payette National Forest Supervisor Keith Lannom said the tree that Idaho is sending to Washington, D.C. to serve as the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is 80 feet tall, and 84 years old; its rings were counted after it was cut to determine its age. It…
When "Citizens for HJR 5" are a batch of elected officials and lobbying groups; Pocatello politics include duplicate names and a candidate in a hazmat suit; and we learn the favored role models of the candidates in the relatively quite Supreme Court race; it must be almost election time. My full Sunday column.
As the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree made its way down Highway 55 yesterday from McCall toward Boise, the state trooper leading the official motorcade was injured when a 2001 Dodge truck crossed the center line and collided with her patrol car, halting the procession. ISP...
Secretary of State Lawerence Denney will be working the polls in northern Idaho during Tuesday's election. Nez Perce County Clerk Patty Weeks said Monday that she first invited Denney to work the May primary election, but the secretary had another commitment. So the two rescheduled...
This year’s U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, dubbed “An Idaho Mountain Gem” and cut from the Payette National Forest, is on display in front of the state Capitol today, along with booths, souvenirs, food trucks, the giant Idaho potato truck, selfie opportunities galore, and a chance…
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